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"Rhythmic participation in the casseroles is a kind of political involvement, and participation of various kinds plays a role in most of the positive political visions associated with music," writes Professor Jonathan Sterne in a new post on the sound studies blog, Sounding Out!, published today.
Professors Darin Barney, Carrie Rentschler, and Jonathan Sterne have contributed to the June 2012 special issue of the online inter-disciplinary publication Wi: Journal of Mobile Media on the student protests that have been dominating the Quebec political scene since February.
Professor Jonathan Sterne, whose research focuses on the convergence between media technologies and sound, gives a historical account of the Quebec student protesters' banging of pots and pans in today's The Globe and Mail.
In his opinion piece, Professor Sterne writes how the students' choice of protest against tuition hikes - taking to the streets of Quebec and banging casseroles - comes from a long history of cacophony as a call for order, beginning with the tradition of charivari.
In its newest issue, the self-proclaimed scholarly journal-cum-art magazine, Limn, features an in-depth article by assistant professor Gabriella Coleman on her interactions with Anonymous. The article etitled, 'Am I Anonymous?', offers a glance into the communications and social interactions of the international hacktivist group and what it takes to become a member. It can be read at the following link: http://limn.it/am-i-anonymous/
Gabriella Coleman, Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill, redefines the limited dual perspectives (bold guardians of freedom vs. internet terrorists) that are generally used to describe the online hacktivist group Anonymous in an article published today by Al Jazeera English.
